Female Anglican Preacher "Concelebrated" with Bishops

 


 

Vivian Schwanke De Oliveira, a female Anglican preacher, concelebrated with 7 bishops and 80 priests at the Installation Eucharist of Monsignor Odelir José Magri, 61, as the Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on February 9. She belongs to the group Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (IEAB).

The woman entered wearing a blue tunic and stole along with the priests and bishops in the entrance procession.

She stood in the presbytery, actively participated in the Eucharistic consecration and grabbed Communion.

Archbishop Magri, during his installation Eucharist, spoke of the ecumenical significance of the presence of different religious authorities at the celebration. He mentioned Mrs. Schwanke De Oliveira and referred to her at the meal altar.

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